UBC Reports
October 16, 1997
A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off campus within the Lower Mainland from October 19 through November 1, 1997.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions from members of the UBC community.
October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
November 1
Notices
Sunday, Oct. 19
Dance Performance
Bangra With PAAR. Punjabi Artist Association of Richmond. MOA from 2:30-4pm.
Call 822-5087.
Concert
Il Giardino Armonico Baroque Ensemble. Chan Centre, Chan Shun Concert Hall at
8pm. Tickets $18-28 available through Ticketmaster 280-3311, Chan Centre box
office info line 822-2697 or at the door.
Green College Performing Arts Group
Pieces For Piano. Elanor Avalof, pianist. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
Monday, Oct. 20
Dow Lecture in Analytical Chemistry
Ion/Ion Reactions In The Paul Trap: Fundamental And Applied Considerations For
Bio-Analysis. Scott McLuckey, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Chemistry D-225
(centre block) at 11:30am. Call 822-3266.
Distinguished Medical Research Lecture
Sports Medicine In The 21st Century. Dr. Douglas Clement. IRC #5 from
12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-8633.
Faculty Development Seminar
Departmental Roles In The Every-day Life Of Your Graduate Program. Various
speakers. Faculty Development Seminar Rm, David Lam Bsmt from 2:30-4pm. Call
822-9149.
IAM Distinguished Colloquium Series
Inverse Boundary Problems. Gunther Uhlmann, Mathematics, U of Washington. CSCI
311 at 3:30pm. Call 822-4584.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
UBC Engineering Physics: Our Outreach To Industry. Ed Auld, Engineering
Physics. CEME 1202 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3770.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Discussion Group
The Soft Kinase, Protein Phosphatase 1, And Transcriptional Control In Yeast.
Marian Carlson, Medicine, Columbia U. IRC #4 at 3:45pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm.
Call Dr. Sadowski 822-4524.
Astronomy Seminar
Using The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope To Find Out What's Cool In The
Universe. Lorne Avery. Hennings 318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call
822-2267 or 822-2802.
Green College Resident Speaker Series
R.V. Cuerrier, AIDS, And The Erosion Of Consent. Craig Jones, Law. Green
College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Science And Society
What Do We Measure When We Measure Behaviour? Recent Debates About Aggression.
Helen Longino, Women's Studies, U of Minnesota. Green College at 8pm. Call
822-1878.
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Faculty Development Seminar
Time And Stress Management. Ingrid Price. Faculty Development Seminar Rm, David
Lam Bsmt from 9am-noon. Call 822-9149.
Faculty of Medicine and Dept. of Pediatrics Seminar
Muscle Cell Adhesion in Mouse Muscle Dystrophy Models. Dr. Eva Engvall, La
Jolla Cancer Research Center, The Burnham Institute. Research Institute for
Children's and Women's Health, 202-950 W. 28th Ave from noon-1pm. Call Zoe
Gavureau 875-2315.
Seminar
Storage Lipid Metabolism In The Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum Tricornutum. Tony
Larson, Botany. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Seminar
Some Issues In Scientific Reasoning: A Research Case Study Involving
Cyclosporine In Renal Transplant Patients. Marc Levine, Pharmaceutical
Sciences. IRC #3 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-4645.
Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Understanding Gaseous Bio-Polymer Ions: Intellectual Challenges With Practical
Implications. Scott McLuckey, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Chemistry B-250
(south wing) at 1pm. Refreshments from 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.
Faculty Development Seminar
Marking And Grading. Janice Johnson. Faculty Development Seminar Rm, David Lam
Bsmt from 2-5pm. Call 822-9149.
Science and Society
Discussion: Behaviour, Measurement And Understanding. Helen Longino, Women's
Studies, U of Minnesota. Green College at 3:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Faculty of Medicine and Gairdner Foundation Seminar
Cell Adhesion In Cancer. Dr. Errki Ruoslahti, The Burnham Institute. Vancouver
Cancer Centre John Jambor Rm, 600 W. 10th Ave from 4-5pm. Call Zoe Gavureau at
875-2315.
Green College Speakers Series
Birthdays And Success: The Relative Age Effect. Roger Barnsley, VP Academic,
St. Thomas U. Green College at 5:30pm. Reception Graham House from 4:45-5:30pm.
Call 822-1878.
Video Screening And Comedy Improvisation
Dreams Of The Night Cleaners (video). Mental Floss (comedy group). MOA from
7-8:30pm. Call 822-5087.
First Nations Discussion Circle
A Talk About His Art. Laurence Paul Yuxweluptin, painter. Green College at 8pm.
Call 822-1878.
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Lateral Retinacular Release And Complications. Dr. J.P. McConkey, Dr. Jordan
Leith. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
Concert
Wednesday Noon Hours. Eric Wilson, cello; Edward Norman, organ. Music Recital
Hall at 12:30pm. $3 at door. Call 822-5574.
Faculty Development Seminar
Writing Reference Letters That Work. Rosemary Redfield; Laurie Ricou. Faculty
Development Seminar Rm, David Lam Bsmt from 1-3pm. Call 822-9149.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research Seminar
Canadian Early Amniocentesis Trial: Preliminary Results. BC Women's Hosp. 2N35
at 2pm. Call 875-3108.
Ecology, Evolution and Centre for Biodiversity Research Seminars
Patterns On The Plate: Founder Events And Adaptive Radiation In Hawaiian
Spiders. Rosemary Gillespie, U of Hawaii. Family and Nutritional Sciences 60 at
4:30pm. Refreshments Hut B-8 at 4:10pm. Call 822-3957.
The Interdisciplinary Seminar
Conversations About Creating Understandings Of The Land. Jo Ann Archibald,
moderator; panel discussion. Green College at 5pm. Call 822-0549.
Thursday, Oct. 23
Reading
The Underpainter. Jane Urquhart. Frederic Wood Theatre at 12:30pm. $10;
students/seniors $8. Call 822-2514.
Earth and Ocean Sciences Colloquia
Methane Hydrates In The Deep Sea Floor: Implications For Global Change. Bruce A
Buffett. Geological Sciences 330-A at 12:30pm. Call 822-3278.
Seminars in Biological Conservation
Insular Conservation: The Hawaiian Islands As An Extreme. Rosemary Gillespie, U
of Hawaii. MacMillan 166 from 2:30-3:30 pm. Call 822-9695.
CICSR Distinguished Lecture Series
Software Engineering - Are We There Yet? Philippe Kruchten, Rational Software
Corp. CICSR/CS 208 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-6894.
Medieval and Renaissance Lecture
Criticism As Contamination. Edward Pechter, English, Concordia U. Green College
at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Alumni/Sports Dinner
Alumni Achievement And Sports Hall Of Fame Dinner. President Martha Piper,
guest speaker. Hyatt Regency at 6pm. $125/ticket $1000/table of 8. Tax
receipts available. Call 822-3313.
Green College Special Lecture
The Crisis Of Liberality: A Plea For Civic Capitalism. John O'Neill, Sociology,
York U. Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Marion Woodward Lecture
Nursing Care Makes A Difference -- Rhetoric Or Reality? Ellen Hodnett, Nursing,
U of Toronto; Heather M. Reisman, director, Mt. Sinai Hosp. Perinatal Nursing
Research Unit. IRC #6 at 8pm. Call 822-7749.
Friday, Oct. 24
Rounds
Organizational Justice. Dr. David Matheson, B.C.'s Children's Hosp. Mather 253
from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.
Grand Rounds
Rewards And Challenges Of Pediatric Renal Transplantation. Dr. Robert B.
Ettenger, Pediatric Nephrology, UCLA Centre Health Sciences. GF Strong Aud. at
9am. Call 875-2307.
Reunion
Class Of '42 Reunion. Cecil Green Park House from 12-3pm. Call Doreen Walker
738-8519.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar
Exposure To Wood Dust And Micro-organisms Among Sawmill Workers. Paul Demers,
Susan Kennedy. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, UBC, Koerner G-279 (ground floor) from
12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9861.
Reading
Daphne Marlatt, poet and novelist. Buchanan Penthouse at 12:30pm. Call 822-4225
or 822-6636.
Reading
Reading From Her Latest Work And Discussion. Pieke Biermann, German novelist.
Buchanan B-212 at 12:30pm. Call 822-6403.
United Nations' Day Seminar
Can The UN Meet The Challenges Of the 21st Century? Robert Fowler, ambassador.
Curtis 101, from 2:30-3:30pm. Call 732-0448.
Weekly Seminar
Fluid Mechanics of Hydrocyclones. Sheau-Ling Ho, Chemical Engineering. ChemEng
206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
Mathematics Colloquium
Maximum Principle And Symmetry For PDEs. Changfeng Gui, Mathematics.
Mathematics 100 at 3:30pm. Refreshments Math Annex 1115 at 3:15pm. Call
822-2666.
Physical Chemistry Seminar
Third Derivatives Of The Gibbs Free Energy In Aqueous Solution. Dr. Yoshi Koga,
Chemistry, Chemistry D-225 (center block) at 4pm. Call 822-3266.
Concert
Opera In Concert. UBC Opera Ensemble with UBC Choral Union. Chan Centre at 8pm.
Call 822-5574.
Saturday, Oct. 25
Concert
Opera In Concert. UBC Opera Ensemble with UBC Choral Union. Chan Centre at 8pm.
Call 822-5574.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
Urban Countryside - Rural Metropolis. Dean Moura Quayle, Agricultural Sciences.
IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-4636.
Sunday, Oct. 26
Film Screening
First Generations. Iswar Lal, director. MOA from 2:30-4pm. Call 822-5087.
Green College Performing Arts Group
The Attic. Natalie Meisner, writer and director. Green College at 8pm. Call
822-1878.
Concert
European Union Chamber Orchestra. Chan Centre, Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8pm.
Tickets $18-$28 through Ticketmaster 280-3311 or at the door. Chan Centre box
office 1pm on performance days or Saturdays from noon-5pm. Call 822-2697.
Monday, Oct. 27
Faculty Development Breakfast Seminar
University-Wide Policies For Graduate Supervision. Graham Kelsey. Faculty
Development Seminar Rm, David Lam Bsmt from 8-9am. Call 822-9149.
Bio-Mega Bochringer Ingelheim Lecture
Methodological Developments In Organic Synthesis. Andrew Myers, Chemistry,
California Institute of Technology. Chemistry D-225 (centre block) at 11:30am.
Call 822-3266.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Engineering Challenges At TRIUMF. Ewart Blackmore, Head Accelerator Technology
Division, TRIUMF. CEME 1202 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3770.
Biochemistry And Molecular Biology Discussion Group Seminar
Regulation Of The Structure And Function Of Protein Kinase C. Alexandra Newton,
Pharmacology, U of California. IRC #4 at 3:45pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call
Michelle Illing 822-5097.
Green College Resident Speaker Series
Date With A Witch: A Philosophical And Historical Journey Into The Origins And
Significance Of Halloween. David Lertzman, Community and Regional Planning.
Green College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Green College Special Lecture
Bengali Poets In Translation. Sukanta Chaudhuri, Jadavpur U, U of Alberta.
Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Tuesday, Oct. 28
Seminar
Positive Interactions In Plant Communities. Ray Callaway, U of Montana.
BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Seminar
Your Will: Leaving Nothing To Chance. Gail Black, Black & Benjamin.
Vancouver Hosp/HSC, UBC, Koerner McLeod Boardroom at 12:30pm. Call 822-7384 or
875-4917.
UBC Humanists' Society Lecture
The History Of Humanism. Glenn Hardie. Buchanan D-205 at 12:30pm. Doughnuts.
Call 739-9822.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
Mechanistic And Synthetic Studies Of The Enediyne Antibiotics. Andrew Myers,
Chemistry, California Institute of Technology. Chemistry B-250 (south wing) at
1pm. Refreshments from 12:40pm. Call 822-3266.
Graduate And Faculty Christian Forum
The Impact Of Friedrich Schleiermacher On Contemporary Thought. Olav Slaymaker,
Geography. Buchanan Low Rise Penthouse at 4:15pm. Coffee at 4pm. Call 822-4351.
Statistics Seminar
An Introductory Survey To Uniform Design. Dr. HM Ngai, Statistics. CSCI 301
from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments, bring your mug. Call 822-0570.
Green College Speakers' Series
The Name Of The Game: Methodological And Philosophical Implications Of The
Metaphor Of Games In The Social Sciences. Vinay Gidwani. Green College at
5:30pm. Reception Graham House from 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Multimedia Presentation
From History To Story. Sarjeet Jagpal; Phinder Dulai; Sadhu Binning. MOA from
7-8:30pm. Call 822-5087.
Theatre at UBC
Aunt Dan And Lemon. Charles Siegel, director. Frederic Wood Theatre at 7:30pm.
Continues to Nov 15. Call 822-2678.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Orthopaedics Grand Rounds
Long Bone Fracture Stabilization In Polytrauma Patients. Dr. P. Blachut,
Orthopaedics; Dr. John Harper, Anaesthesia; Dr. Robert Meek; Orthopaedics; Dr.
Paul Vaidya, Orthopaedics; Dr. Richard Simons, Trauma Service. Vancouver
Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
Concert
Wednesday Noon Hours. Joan Rowland, piano. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $3 at
door. Call 822-5574.
Obstetrics And Gynecology Research Seminar
Fetal Lung Liquid With Fireproof Slides. Dr. Anthony Perks,
Obstetrics/Gynaecology. BC Women's Hosp 2N35 at 2pm. Call 875-3108.
Ecology, Evolution And Centre For Biodiversity Research Seminars
Competition And Character Displacement In Sticklebacks: Experimental Tests Of
Prehistoric Interactions With The Ancestral Marine Form. John Pritchard,
Zoology. Family and Nutritional Sciences 60 at 4:30pm. Refreshments Hut B-8 at
4:10pm. Call 822-3957.
19th Century Studies
Flatland Revisited, Or, The Return Of The Fourth Dimension. Richard Cavell,
English, Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
Thursday, Oct. 30
Science First Lecture Series
Molecular Secrets Of Life. Dr. George Spiegelman, Microbiology/Immunology. IRC
#4 from 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments at door bring your lunch. Call 822-5552.
Science And Society
Making Connections: The Politics Of Neurosciences In The Connectionist
Revolution. Bill Keith, Communications, Oregon State U. Buchanan 218 at
12:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Science And Society
From The Perfect Language To The Ideal Machine: The Rhetoric Of Logic In
Artificial Intelligence. Bill Keith, Communications, Oregon State U. Green
College at 4pm. Call 822-1878.
Invited Speaker Seminar
Unifying The User And Kernel Environments. Dr. Richard Draves, Microsoft Corp.
CICSR/CS 208 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-0557.
Law And Society Seminar
Emergence Of Family Discourse And Charter Jurisprudence. Hester Lessard, Law, U
of Victoria. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
Friday, Oct. 31
Grand Rounds
New Approaches To Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnosis And Treatment. Dr. Sterling
Clarren, Dr. Robert A. Aldrich, U of Washington. GF Strong Aud. at 9am. Call
875-2307.
Comparative Literature
Estonian Literature After (Regained) Independence. Jeuri Talvet, U of Tartu,
Estonia. Green College at noon. Call 822-1878.
Concert
Band Festival. UBC Jazz Ensemble, Fred Stride, director. Music Recital Hall at
12:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Seminar
Cytochrome P450 Peroxide/Peroxygenase - Dependent Metabolic Activation of
Xenabiotics. Dr. M Reza Amari, Pharmaceutical Sciences. Cunningham 160 from
12:30-1:20pm. Call 822-4645.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar
Prevention And Early Intervention For Back Injuries. Annalee Yassi, U of
Manitoba. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, UBC Koerner G-279 (ground floor) from
12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9861.
Weekly Seminar
Effect Of Tertiary Coagulation And Flocculation Treatment On Bleached Kraft
Mill Effluent Quality. Andrew Hodsgon, Chemical Engineering. ChemEng 206 at
3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
Mathematics Colloquium
Fractures And Frontiers. Anthony Peirce, Mathematics. Mathematics 100 at
3:30pm. Refreshments Math Annex 1115 at 3:15pm. Call 822-2666.
Physical Chemistry Seminar
Chemical Equilibria In Capillary Electrophoresis. David Chen, Chemistry.
Chemistry D-225 (center block) at 4pm. Call 822-3266.
Concert
Band Festival. 15th Field Artillery Band, Richard van Slyke, director; Pacific
Wind Ensemble, David Branter, director. Chan Centre at 7:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Saturday, Nov. 1
Concert
Band Festival. UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Martin Berinbaum, director. Chan
Centre at 7:30pm. Call 822-5574.
Cecil And Ida Green Lecture
From Homosexual To Bisexual: Erotic Dissonance At The End Of The Century.
Jonathan Dollimore, Graduate Research Centre for the Humanities, Sussex U. IRC
#2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-4636.
Notices
Volleyball
Faculty, Staff and Grad Student Volleyball Group. Every Monday and Wednesday,
Osborne Centre, Gym A from 12:30-1:30pm. No fees. Drop-ins and regular
attendees welcome for friendly competitive games. Call 822-4479 or e-mail:
kdcs@unixg.ubc.ca.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Theodore Géricault. The Alien Body: Tradition In Chaos. Masterworks from
the Louvre, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Continues to
Oct. 19. Adults $5, seniors/students $3.50. Faculty/students/staff, free.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Tues-Fri from 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun from
noon-5pm. Call 822-2759.
Surplus Equipment Recycling Facility
Weekly sales of furniture, computers, scientific etc. held every Wednesday from
noon-5pm. SERF, Task Force Building, 2352 Health Sciences Mall. Call 822-2582.
Faculty Development
Would you like to talk with an experienced faculty member, one on one, about
your teaching concerns? Call the Centre for Faculty Development and
Instructional Services at 822-0828 and ask for the Teaching Support Group.
UBC Zen Society
Each Monday during term (except holidays) Meditation Session. Asian Centre Tea
Gallery from 1:30-2:20pm. All welcome. Call 228-8955.
Parents with Babies
Have you ever wondered how babies learn to talk? Help us find out! We are
looking for parents with babies between four to 15 months of age to participate
in language development studies. If you are interested in bringing your baby
for a one-hour visit, please call Dr. Janet Werker's Infant Studies Centre,
Psychology, 822-6408 (ask for Monika).
UBC Medical School
Needs male and female volunteer patients of any age, either healthy or ill to
help students learn how to interview and complete a physical examination
(external only). The total time for each teaching session is between two-four
hours, Tues-Thurs. p.m. Travel expenses will be paid. Call Vancouver
Hospital/HSC 875-5943.
Do You Have Patellar Tendinitis (Jumper's Knee)?
Subjects are required for a study that will be using a nuclear medicine
technique to examine the presence of inflammatory cells at the patellar tendon.
Subjects aged 20-35 years with unilateral patellar tendinitis symptoms are
encouraged to contact Dr. MacIntyre at 822-0799.
10th Annual B.C. HIV/AIDS Conference
HIV In Canada Today. Learning From Each Other. October 26-28, 1997. Westin
Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver. Designed as a skills building format for individuals
from a variety of backgrounds concerned about HIV and AIDS. Sponsored by
Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UBC. For further information call
604-822-4965 or fax 604-822-4835 or e-mail: elaine@cehs.ubc.ca.
Museum of Anthropology
Current Exhibits. Written In The Earth. An exhibit exploring the roots of Coast
Salish Art. Continues to Dec. 31. From Under The Delta: Wet-Site Archaeology In
The Lower Fraser Region Of BC. Continues to April 1/98. 6393 N.W. Marine Drive.
Hours of operation are Wed.-Sun 11am-5pm. Tuesday 11am-9pm. Free 5-9pm. Call
822-5087.
Studies in Hearing and Communication
Senior (65 years or older) volunteers needed. If your first language is English
and your hearing is relatively good, we need your participation in studies
examining hearing and communication abilities. All studies take place at UBC.
Hearing screened. Honorarium paid. Please call The Hearing Lab, 822-9474.
CRSG
The Clinical Research Support Group which operates under the auspices of the
Department of Health Care and Epidemiology provides methodological,
biostatistical, computational and analytical support for health researchers.
For an appointment please call Laurel Slaney at 822-4530.
14th International Seating Symposium
Feb 26-28/98. Pre-Symposium Workshop, Feb. 25/98. Vancouver, B.C. Call 604-822-4965. E-mail: elaine@cehs.ubc.ca.
Parents with Toddlers
Did you know your child is a word-learning expert? Help us learn how children
come to be so skilled at learning new words! We are looking for children
(two-four years old) and their parent(s) to participate in language studies. If
you are interested in bringing your child for a forty five minute visit please
call Dr. Geoffrey Hall's Language Development Centre, Psychology at UBC,
822-9294 (ask for Kelley).
Boomerang Family Research
The Counselling Psychology Department is looking for adults who have returned
home to live. They and their parents are invited to participate in a study
focusing on the experience, inter-personal relations and responses to this
change in the family. Involves confidential interviews. Please call Michele at
269-9986.
UBC Campus Tours
The School and College Liaison Office offers guided walking tours of the UBC
campus most Friday mornings. The tours begin at 9:30am and run for 90 minutes.
Interested students must pre-register for the tours at lease one week in
advance by calling 604-822-4319.